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When it comes to these very expensive and polluting Cop conferences, the words of the French writer, critic, journalist, and novelis, Jean-Baptiste Alphonse Karr still ring true over 150 years on: “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose “ – the more things change, the more they stay the same…
However, my hope is for a miracle that somehow COP28 might be different.
COP28: Protecting the planet we call home is our moral calling and duty
'Heaven is my father and earth is my mother,
and I, a small child, find myself placed intimately between them.
What fills the universe I regard as my body;
what directs the universe I regard as my nature.
All people are my brothers and sisters; all things are my companions.’- Zhang Zai (1020–1077)
To address the environmental crisis and to suggest possible solutions we need a New Consciousness
“New Consciousness”
'Decades of discourse
led by lawyers,
scientists, economists,
and we are stuck.
They can’t do what must be done:
reach the human heart.
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Nota bene
Recently I read a very inspiring, helpful and timeless article, which greatly resonated with me, my own experiences, good or bad, and my own life journey.
I felt a sense of kinship and indigeneity with the story and the storyteller. It has helped me to better understand and cope with my own struggles in this world of chaos, anxiety, fear, and self-doubt.
I invite and encourage you to read it also. I am sure it will help you too, should you need it. Please see below for more.
‘Six ways to make your life easier and more peaceful – by using stoic principles’
By Brigid Delaney Via The Guardian
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Nota bene
I wrote this blog posting in 2016. However, now it is clear that its words and sentiments ring truer and more urgent today than when I first wrote it.
Moreover, as tomorrow is World Kindness Day, then, perhaps the best we can do today, on Remembrance Sunday, is to ensure that we will thrive to build a world of peace and justice by embracing kindness to defeat the political economy of hatred and despair.
Be Kind to Yourself, Be Kind to Others. You reconcile all beings in the world.
“Simplicity, patience, compassion.
These three are your greatest treasures.
Simple in actions and thoughts, you return to the source of being.
Patient with both friends and enemies,
you accord with the way things are.
Compassionate toward yourself,
you reconcile all beings in the world.”― Lao Tzu
At this time of nationalism and bombast, the Coventry message of hope reminds us of our shared humanity across backgrounds, faiths, civilisation and cultures. And at a time when our country is divided, pitting itself against our European neighbours, we’d do well to remember the hopeful and enduring story of Coventry.
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